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To: bentway who wrote (763036)	1/10/2014 2:26:47 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 1573088

Seems businesses don't seem to think we have the best system in the world; can't wait to export their ailing workers, which, I gotta admit, is better than exporting the jobs of ailing workers. The waiting rooms in Boston are filled with rich foreigners tho, so we must be #1... in rich foreigners seeking medical care here. US Companies Look to 'Medical Tourism' to Cut Costs Some companies will give employees all-expenses paid trips for outsourced surgeries. 09:01 \| 10/01/2013 Transcript for US Companies Look to 'Medical Tourism' to Cut Costs Breaking news as the government officially shuts down at midnight for the first time in nearly two decades after a budget stand off over obama care. The president just released a message to the troops... See More Breaking news as the government officially shuts down at midnight for the first time in nearly two decades after a budget stand off over obama care. The president just released a message to the troops assuring them that they will remain on active duty. Congress has not fulfilled its responsibility. It's failed to pass a budget. And as a result much of our government has now shut down until congress funds it again. Washington d. C. Alone now likely to lose around $200 million a day. Growth expected to slow. But in just a few hours, the affordable care act will still roll out as planned. Love it or hate it, obama care won't change some fundamental issues. Like some companies, giving employees the option to go abroad for cheaper medical care. Already more than a million a year travel out for necessary procedures and there could be more now. Could this become the new face of health care? This is my family. abcnews.go.com